The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-24
Heavy snow storms are reported in
New York aud elsewhere in the Northern

Heavy snow storms are reported in
New York aud elsewhere in the Northern
States.
The bomb made to kill the Car was
disguised as book, apparently volume
of the Russian code.
1t isn't difficult to believe the report
that the President has received 700 appli-
cations for appointments on the Interstate
Commerce Commission.
"A Washington special to the Times
Union states that Col w hitfeld Walker
has been appointed collector of Inter-
nal Revenue for the District of Florida"
1t is always in order to ask the Times
Union man what became of the Florida
Ship Canal scheme, and the blocks of
stock that were prepared for Senators?
Did he ever hear of one Governor Rice
Senator Cullom, the author of the
Interstate Commerce Bill, intimates that
an arrangement might be made between
the newspapers and the railroads by
which the issuing of passes to newspaper
representatives could be continued.
Will Carleton's Experiences of .
Public Lecture" will constitute the lit
erary autobiography for the April num-
Der of Lippincott's Magazine. 1t is not
improbable that Florida "reminiscences as
to DeFunlak Springs will be included.
Mr.. J. j. MINIS showed US the finest
sample of brown coal or Ignite which we
have yet seen. 1t was obtained near
Milton. Such a quality of coal has
commercial value second TO bituminous
coal, and may be economically used in
stoves. CRATES and forges.-Milton Nesos.
Col. James G. Gibbes has been pro-
NOTED, and is now special agent of the U.
S. Treasury Department in this State,
with an increased salary. We hope he
will attain higher position. His splen-
did business capacity, and remarkable en-
ergy of character, qualify him for the most
important ofices.-Quincy Herald.
Ou dOOOuuI VI tuc COutluucO dUSCuCo
of the editor, We can give our readers but
very brief account of the exercises for
the past week. Prof Leon H. Vincent,
Wallace Bruce, Prof. Warren E. Clark,
Rev. ]. Dewitt Miller, aud other noted
educators of the day. occupied the plat
form, and were attenively listened to by
large and appreciative audience.-De-
Fhnidk Springs Signal.
There has been great hue and cry
of fraud in regard to the famous Disston
Purchase, and also over the Okeechobee
Drainage Co. Claims of fraud have been
made, and an attempt to blacken the
good name of Gov. Bloxham, has been
evident. This is simply outrageous. AS
yet We have found no evidence of any
thing illegal, and Gov. Bloxham would
be the last man in Florida to take part
in any shady transactions.-Maitland
Courier.
The President has appointed the
following Interstate Commerce Commits
sioners: Thomas M. Cooley, of Michigan,
for the term of six years; William r.
Morrison, of Illinois, for the term of FIVE
years; Augustus Schoonmaker, of New
York, for the term Of four years Aldace
F. Walker, of Vermont, for the term of
three years; Walter L. Bragg, of Ala
bama, for the term of two years. The
fact that Judge Cooley's name heads the
list does not necessarily indicate that be
will be chairman, as the commission must
elect the chairman.
1t was very enterprising and hand
some conduct on the part of the Escam-
bia Rifles to come nearly 400 miles across
the State to do honor to Gen. Loring's
memory. Their gallant presence added
greatly to the complimentary demonstra-
tion of the day. The Escsmbis Rifles, as
the matter now stands, are conceded to
be the crack company of Florida, and the
fact that they came double the distance
of any other company to participate in
the worthy ceremonies Of yesterday is an
evidence of the spirit and soldierly zeal
which has made them pre-eminent among
the volunteer militia of the State.--Jack-
sonviiIe Herald